Online 2020 Horizons Annual Report

PROVIDING HELP & HOPE TO THE
CORRIDOR FOR 60 YEARS

ANNUAL REPORT - FISCAL YEAR 2019
819 Fifth St SE
PO Box 667
Cedar Rapids, IA 52406-0667
(319) 398-3943
www.horizonsfamily.org

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Chief Executive Officer

MICHAEL BARNHART

Since its founding as Family Services 60 years ago, Horizons has worked to instill hope,
strengthen communities, and brighten futures by providing life-changing services to under-
served populations. It has been the support of our friends and neighbors that allows us to
accomplish so much as an agency. Our annual report highlights the impact that our services
have in the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Corridor. On behalf of our staff and clients, let me just
say thank you for your generosity over the last year. I look forward to doing this meaningful
work with you in 2020. Together we can change thousands of lives in eastern Iowa.

Board Chair

KARLA GOETTEL

I first became aware of Horizons and the important work they do in 2009. I had founded
“Flood Them With Love,” an all-volunteer organization to aid flood survivors. Then-CEO
Scott Jamieson offered to take us under the Horizons umbrella to make contributions to
FTWL tax deductible. Our organization exploded in size and we were able to help 350 flood
families, totaling 1,000 people. In addition, Horizons offered our families financial and
mental health counseling. I felt so indebted to Horizons that I eventually joined the board
and served as Board Chair.  I love Horizons, for the work they do to provide hope to our less
fortunate neighbors and for the wonderful, dedicated employees who work there!

Former Horizons Executive

LOIS BUNTZ

In 1996 I became Executive Director of Family Services.  Our core programs were Meals on
Wheels, Consumer Credit Counseling, Mental Health Counseling and the Survivors of
Homicide Victim’s program. We moved our offices twice in the next seven years and in 2003
launched the first capital campaign “Sharing the Bounty.”  The 1.3 million dollar campaign
helped purchase an existing warehouse facility, remodel it and build a state-of-the-art
kitchen. These changes enabled the agency to expand its Meals on Wheels program and
reach more home-bound seniors, add mental health counselors, and create new community-
based programs. After nine years I left to become the CEO of United Way of East Central
Iowa. Horizons, A Family Service Alliance has continued to grow and evolve, providing
essential and unique services to vulnerable children, individuals, and families.

Former Horizons Executive

BOB BUNTZ

Horizons, A Family Service Alliance, came about from the joining of Family Services and
Alternative Services in the spring of 2005. The purpose was to form an organization with the
capabilities of serving children, families, and individuals of all ages with far greater impact
than either could accomplish on its own. Both organizations were committed to
strengthening the human services community through this cooperation as well as those that
followed it. They were also aware of the need for efficiencies and collaborative use of
available resources at that time and into the future. Over the course of the next two years,
the blending of resources and services led to a system that served an increasing number of
clients more effectively.

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MEALS ON WHEELS

Home-Delivered Childcare Meals
Senior Meals Kids' Summer
Congregate Dining Meals

"I've enjoyed working for this Meals on Wheels “We’re so grateful to Meals on
organization for over 18 years provided 265,128 Wheels because our dad had
becauses I love being able to meals to vulnerable fallen and the volunteer was
home-bound seniors able to get help for him. Quick
make a difference in our who don’t have the action by the volunteer and
client's lives." ability to cook for MOW staff resulted in a great
themselves and often
MarJoan Rhodes have to choose outcome for our dad.”
Meals on Wheels Site between buying food Family of a Meals on Wheels
or medicine. Hundreds
Manager Client
of dedicated
volunteers helped "Knowing there are resources
deliver nutritious out there like yourself to help
meals each weekday. people like me who genuinely
try to do right but get caught
FINANCIAL HEALTH up in denial is so refreshing.
& WELLNESS The do-ing is the hardest part,
Credit Counseling but you made thiings simple
Financial Literacy Bankruptcy and easy to accomplish that
Housing Education Counseling
Payee Services Student Loan gave me hope."
Debt Management Counseling
Sue
"Horizons Representative Through a total of Financial Health & Wellness
Payee Program provides my 1,400 counseling
Client
clients the stability of sessions to
knowing that their rent, individuals and
utilities and other bills are groups, 95% of our
paid every month.  The clients reported an
weekly checks that they increase in financial
receive ensure that they are
able to live independently." capability.

Kellie Spahn
Representative Payee

Coordinator

To donate or volunteer visit
www.horizonsfamily.org

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NEIGHBORHOOD
TRANSPORTATION SERVICE

Curb-to-curb service to and from:

Work Homeless Shelters
School Medical Appointments

"NTS is a much needed NTS provided 37,156 "I used NTS four times a week
transportation service which rides for passengers to and they were always prompt
enables people to get to and work or school when and courteous. Without the
from work when city buses use of NTS, I would have had
don't run.  Rides are set at city buses weren't to pay a higher fee for a taxi,
reasonable rates ensuring running. 96% of riders leaving me with less money to
clients are able to save money
for other expenses (such as, reported that they help pay my financial
saving for a car, groceries, rent, had an improved obligations."
or bills.)  NTS also reaches out standard of living and
to those individuals with “special increase in earnings Javier
needs,” allowing them a sense after riding with NTS. NTS Client

of independence."

Kevin Meggers

Client Services Specialist

COMMUNITY-BASED
PROGRAMS

Family Support
Homicide & Violent Crime Advocacy

"Using strength-based Family Support worked "The support the Survivors
philosophies, Family Support to ensure that 170 advocates were willing to
empowers families to reach provide was incredible. I will
their full potential,conquer children (age 0-6) in
Linn, Benton, and Tama never forget our times
barriers, and build counties are raised by together over morning coffee
self-esteem."
their parents in safe and in court and the
Tawnya Lowe and healthy advocates being there when I
Family Support Advocate
environments. was the most vulnerable
The Survivors program in my life."

provided support to Shafonna
325 clients who have Survivors Program Client
experienced violent
crime or homicide in

their family.

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ELDER SERVICES

Home-Delivered Information & Referral
Senior Meals
Congregate Dining Caregiver Counseling

“MOW is so much more than a Elder Services “After three months of
meal to our clients. It’s a helped hundreds of nutritious meals and healing,
families navigate the I’m able to walk and stand again
valuable safety net for our frail difficult journey of and take care of myself. I’m so
seniors who are at risk of falling caring for an elderly
grateful to MOW.”
and not being able to get loved one in the Sheri
assistance themselves.” Iowa City/Coralville
Elder Services Meals on
Dorene Nott and surrounding Wheels Client
Elder Services Coordinator areas.
“Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust
VOLUNTEERS employees support Meals on
Wheels because we like the
Meals on Wheels Departmental
Delivery Assistance connection we have with
Kitchen/Breakfast Event Volunteers people receiving meals. We
Bags Gardening might be the only person they
see in that day, so we like to
"Each week Horizons sends out Volunteers make sure they are doing well
200 Breakfast Bags that are contributed 19,117
hours to help Horizons and just say hello!"
hand packed and delivered by Brittney Clarke
many volunteers who help accomplish its
ensure that our clients get mission. Volunteers Meals on Wheels Volunteer
were comprised of
breakfast every day. Volunteers kids, special needs
are essential to make Breakfast individuals, families,
retired adults, and
Bags the success that it is." employees from many

Angela Valencia area employers.
Breakfast Bags Coordinator

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BETTER TOGETHER.

Horizons wishes to acknowledge the following for their significant contribution to our efforts in the
community in Fiscal Year 2019.

ORGANIZATIONS Informatics, Inc.
Iowa City AM Rotary
ACT, Inc. Iowa Department of Administrative Services
Alliance for Strong Families & Communities ITC Midwest
Alliant Energy Jared & Carol Hills Foundation
Benchmark, Inc. Johnson County, Iowa
Benton County Community Foundation Kansas City Toyota Dealers Association
Bethany Lutheran Church Linn Area Credit Union
Burlington/West Burlington Area United Way Linn County, Iowa
Capital One Linn County Deputies & Dispatchers Association
CarePro Health Services Louise Gilchrist Charitable Trust
Catholic Daughters of America Lunning Funeral Chapel
Cedar Memorial Marion Process Solutions
Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust Mark & Mary Ellen Stinski Foundation
Cedar Rapids Sizzlers Granny Basketball MediRevv
City of Cedar Rapids McIntyre Foundation
City of Coralville Mercy Medical Center
City of Hiawatha New Leader Manufacturing
City of Hills Newman Catholic Student Center
City of Iowa City Nordstrom
City of Marion One Mission Fundraising, Inc.
City of North Liberty PepsiCo
CJ Cooper & Associates, Inc. Petrzelka & Breitbach, PLC
Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine Pfizer Foundation
Community Foundation of Johnson County Prairie Bible Church
Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa RPC Inc. Charitable Foundation
CRST St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church
East Iowa Heirloom Quilters Guild St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church
Ed Thomas Family Foundation St. Pius X Parish
Edge Asset Management St. Thomas More Catholic Church
Eureka Lodge No. 44 Teamsters Local Union No. 238
Fairfax State Savings Bank Theisen's Home/Farm/Auto
Farmers State Bank Toyota Financial Services
First Federal Credit Union United Fire Group Foundation
Folience United Way of East Central Iowa
The Fountain Charitable Foundation United Way of Johnson & Washington Counties
General Mills University of Iowa College of Nursing
Genova Technologies, Inc. US Bank Foundation
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Vanguard Appraisals, Inc.
Great River Medical Center Veridian Credit Union
Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation Walmart No. 1328
GreenState Community Credit Union Wellmark Foundation
Grinnell Mutual Wells Fargo
Guggenheim
Henry & Virginia Murray Foundation
Heritage Area Agency on Aging
Hills Bank & Trust Co.

To donate or volunteer visit
www.horizonsfamily.org

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BETTER TOGETHER.

Horizons wishes to acknowledge the following for their significant contribution to our efforts in the
community in Fiscal Year 2019.

INDIVIDUALS

Nazan Askan Patricia Erenberger Katie Kuehl Eleanor Ray
Ann & Ned Allen Carlene Etscheidt Steven & Karen Laughlin Brian Read
Douglas Anderson Ronald & Sonia Ettinger Victoria Lensing Tonya Reece
Loretta Angerer Susan Exline Mary Beth Leytze Lisa Reed
Robert Ashman Joan Falconer David Loy Sara & Mark Reeder
Margo Ballou Cheryl Farrington Janet Lyness Robyn Rieckhoff
Michael Barnhart & Janice Binder Robert Felder Maureen Maddigan Jorel Robinson
Judi & Jeff Barta Kay Fisk Monica Maloney-Mitros Racheal Ross
Catherine Basile Lori Flugum Lisa Manesis Mary Roth
Anastasia & Brent Basquin Kevin Flynn Shelley Marston Gerald & Carolyn Rushton
John Bauck Vincent & Beverly Folkedahl Paige Maxfield Charles & Susan Russell
Sandra Bell Dorina Forkenbrock William & Mary Lou McCartan Scott Ryan
Sandra Bender Tom & Judy Forshee Jim & Mary McCue Joel & Sandra Schmidt
John & Patricia Benson Stephen & Mary Fowler Donna McGurk Amy & Allan Schuttloffel
James Beranek Lu Ann Frisch Janice McInally Pearl Shanda
Jennifer & Jesse Bergmeier Don & Aletha Gale David & Ann McLaughlin Amy Shuttleworth & Ben Trachsel
John Bickel Susan Gassett Opal McNiel Brian Siguenza
Clarence Boesenberg John & Charlotte Gavin Stephan McPhee Edgar & Diana Siguenza
Brent Bormann Wanda Rae George Lindsay Meade Jamie Sloan
Bob & Barb Bradley Jeffrey & Nicole Glau John Menninger Abbie & D.J. Smith
Lora Bramley Karla & Dennis Goettel Virginia Michalicek Ted Smith
Mark Brown Mary Gortner Joan & Allen Millen Teddi Smith
Jeanne Bryson Thomas Gudenkauf Clayton & Adele Monserud India Snow-Watt
Virginia Buhr Victoria Guzman Josh Moore Eva & Benjamin Spahn
Vicki Bumbarger Elizabeth & Bucky Gwartney Garry & Delores Moose Kellie Spahn
Clifford Burkholder Steven Haight Peg & James Moses Renee & John Stapley
Sherrie Burt Bradley & Jade Hart Paul & Linda Mulhy Sally Stephenson
Joseph Campanelli Monica Hayes Kristin Murphy Kaye Stoklasa
Charles Carroll Virginia Hirst Mary Murphy Nancy Sutherland
Brittney Clarke Karen Hoenig Ruth Nash Greg & Susan Trudell
Michelle & Al Cole Joel & Vicki Holthaus Frank Niedermayer Charity & Christopher Tyler
Adam Conzemius Angie & Ethan Hoover Bret & Suzanne Nilles Laura Vint & Jeffrey Moser
Dr. Donald Cook H.D. & Myrene Hoover Dorene Nott Karen Viskup
J.J. Cook Linda Hopkins Pam Oldham Ashley Wagel
Jim & Mickey Coonfare Michael & Lavonne Houser Robert Olney Dawn Ward
Helen Coppock Mae Howes Susanna & Ron Olson Patrick Ward
Ron Corbett Tracy Hufford Shawn O'Neill-Lynch Kenneth Washburn
Lisa & James Coyle Shaun & Nina Humes Larry Pacha James & Jo Wasta
Scott Dahm Stephanie & Mark Johnson Armond & Polly Pagliai John & Mary Wauer
Julie Dancer Joni Jones Bridget Pauley Cheryl Webb
Darcy Decoster Kathy Kassett Alexander Pederson Carmen Wessels
Shari DeMaris William & Holly Kenyon Quinn Pettifer Brian White
William Dochterman Patricia & John Kerr Andrew Piro Bruce & Bonnie Williams
Suzanne Dostal James Kipp John Powers Janet Williams
Maria Drilling Barbara & David Koch Scott Preston Stephen Williams
Beth DuCharme Kenneth Konz William Prowell Bradley Woods
Kelli Elliott Suzanne Koury Lonny & Julie Pulkrabek Mick Yilek
Andrea Rauer William Zaruba

MEMORIALS Bette Hampton Jack Knapp Doug Shaheen
Richard Kelly Carol Kramer Lynn Tronvold
Stanley Cady Richard Lilledahl Raymond Schladetzky Karol Weakland
Martha Cannon
Lou Fairchild

To donate or volunteer visit
www.horizonsfamily.org

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OUR LEADERSHIP

Michael Barnhart Peg Moses Kay Fisk Brian Heeren
Chief Executive Chief Financial VP of Advocacy Director of
& Donor Relations
Officer Officer Human Resources

Kelzye Bedwell Elizabeth Lucas Sofia Mehaffey Cathy Ondler Sandy Rosenberger
Director of Manager of Director of Director of Director of
Community Finance
Financial Stability Meals on Wheels Volunteers & Marketing
Based Programs

MANAGEMENT TEAM FY 2019
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Denise Fuller
Financial Counseling Karla Goettel, Chairperson
Josh Moore, Vice Chairperson
J.J. Miller
Neighborhood Transportation Service Pam Oldham, Secretary
Brittney Clarke, Treasurer
Dorene Nott Bret Nilles, Immediate Past-Chair
Elder Services Coordinator
Sandy Bell Dave Loy
Sandy Osborn Adam Conzemius Quinn Pettifer
Meals on Wheels Kitchen Manager William Prowell
J.J. Cook Robyn Rieckhoff
MarJoan Rhodes Ron Corbett Jorel Robinson
Meals on Wheels Site Manager Angie Hoover Charity Tyler
Shaun Humes

FY 2019
BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Steve Pace, Chairperson

John Bickel Deborah Lindberg-Gertsen
Kathy Eno Joel Schmidt
Nancy Evans Gary Streit

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